The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-11-12

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minutes before 6 O'Clock came day
light, cold and pitiless as the law
about to be revenged, and hustle
different from that of night invaded
the seclusion of the prison. The
day of the hanging had ar
rived. Six o'clock came, and the
rumbling of wagons, blowing of
whistles, and ringing of bells, told
that the people outside were astir.
But the Anarchists sleep on. 1t
was Just fifteen minutes to 7 when
Engel awoke. Within less than ten
minutes his three doomed compan-
ions opened their eyes. They tum-
bled out of their cots and hastily
dressed themselves. No conversa-
ton took place between the A7ar-
chists and their guard. Spies and
Parsons simply bade them good.
bye, and in $sH minutes
the deputies eaasrg@.rtlIn the cell
room. They were relieved by
others. Fischer was the first one to
emerge from his cell. Accompanied
by the deputies he stepped over to
a plain iron sink and took a good
wash. His every movement was
closely watched. Spies next per-
formed the same and seemed to en-.
joy it. Old man Engel followed the
young Anarchist, and the last to
wash was Parsons.
Cook Co. JAIL, CHICAGO, Nov.
11.-At 7:2O two walters from Nor
tell's restaurant brought to the pris-
oners their breakfasts. Edibles
we're carried in large new clothes
basket, and the linen and tableware
looked bright and clean.
A little incident occurred when
Parsons stepped out to wash him
self, which was observed by
a burst of laughter. All the
other Anarchists contented them~
selves with washing at the
top, but when Parsons walked
up to the sink he exclaimed, II see
no wash basin here. 1 am accus-
toned to washing in the basin, and
1 want one now" His manner was
extremely sarcastic, bat though he
reiterated his request for basin in
gruff tones, he did not get the de-
sired utensil. He by far exhibited
the most bravado of any of the An
archists.
Active preparations for the execu.
ton begun at 8 o'clock, when Chief
Bailiff Chaill arrived at the Jail and
assigned the deputy sheriffs to their
various positions during the event.
1t was announced that Jailer Folz,
with deputies Golpin, Spears ard
Cleveland, would conduct the pris~
oners to the scaffold and superin-
tend actual hanging. Deputy Lei
braust, with deputies {5uch, Hawks,
Corney. Mahaer, and 2ianooD, we=e
assigned to guaN the main
entrance to the 4Ininal court
building. The duty of taking passes
was given to deputies Burke and
Peters. To guard the stairs and
court yard were assigned deputies
Masher, Casey, Stewart, Josephson,
Gass, Santa, Duryea and Bumgarten.
Inside the Jail proper were placed
deputies Frake, Harke, Beers, Gass,
Hamilton, Morgan, Foley, Scanton,
Mccartney, Brainard, Healy, Fries,
Lynch and Price.
Rev. DIR. Bolton arrived at 7:45,
and after depositing his satchel on
the chair and hanging up his over
coat in the Jail Office, passed into
the cell-room. Passing first into
Parsons cell, he attempted to on
gage the doomed man in religious
conv srsation. Parsons had not yet
finished his breakfast. What passed
betWesen them was not divulged.
In the meantime Spies had called
for paper and envelopes, ana when
they were furnished him he began
writing. He was interrupted by
the sheriff, who accosted him
and stood in front of the cell door
and talked, and the Sheriff took
nots of the conversation and then
passed on. After a stay of 18 min
uts in Parsons cell, DR. Bolton
emerged and walking to Spies door
stood looking at that individual
who glanced at the clergymen and
continued his writing. DR.. Bolton
remained in front of Spies two Or
three minutes but receiving no rec-
ognition he walked away. Writing
materials we're furnished to Parsons,
and Fischer who Immediately set
about preparing statements. Engel
made no request for pc or paper,
but sat steadily on his bed looking
at the opposite wall ofhis cell. Cler-
gyman passed around into the
North corridor and from the gallery.
overlooking the scsfold and took a
view of that structure. Then he re-
turned and paced nervously back
ward and forth in front OF the cells
containing the Anarchists. 1t was
now $50 a. m. and not thirty feet
away from the coming visitors. The
massive iron barred door was clang-
ing constantly admitting crowds of
newspaper men and deputies,
crowding the little room almost to
suffocatien and indulging in loud
buzz of conversation that could be
heard plainly in the cells. Nearly
every body in the room was slnok-
ing and depression felt by the most
hardened, the place was nearly
uncomfortable. it was at this m cment
that DR.. Mayor, assistant county
physician, passed through and rap
idly walked to the cells of the con-
demned. He asked each if there
was any desire for stimulants and